Have a very prolific hickory nut tree - very hard on mower blades! How efficient picking up nuts and would it pick up shell parts?
2279
i havent tried it on those, but it picks up sweet gum balls very well, and i believe it would pick up anything that is basically round in shape.
2280
Oh my, just one can be a mess. Imagine having twelve SHAGBARK Hickory trees on your small-sized property! All of them have grown naturally on the property and were here before the cabin now house was built. They're why I purchased the nut picker upper. Yes, the rollers do pick up nuts on first use and the outer shells once they have divided. However, the capacity of the rollers is only about 10% before their weight causes the rolling canister to start spitting them back out. Perhaps this has been 'fixed' now. You'll want to ask the manufacturer.
2281
It should work just fine andif you make it a habbit of using this before you mow you will save you blades.
2282
Yes, the nut wizard works very well picking up filberts(hazelnuts) so I think it should work with hickory nuts, but not shell parts.
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I used my Stihl saw (49cc) with a 20" bar to cut an 18" diameter walnut log. It works but is slow going. The logs were 8' long and each cut took 5-10 minutes with the saw running wide open, which used nearly a tankful of gas. The mill works but if I had more than a couple of logs, I would take them to a sawmill.
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It all depends on how close the prongs are. I used the rake for small figs and apricots that were too high for me to reach. Since the rake has an extender you can go quite high. I'm sure it will work for walnuts
1847449
I'm very impressed with the way this picks up things. It ofcourse is not as good a full size but it does very well on the edges. It acually picks up little limestone rocks that get stuck to shoes from the yard. It should have no problem picking up cherrios.
1538124
This picks up any size of nut from an acorn to a walnut. It'll also pick up other things of similar size I'm sure.
1685251
This is basically the same as a nut gatherer. Bear in mind that both come in different sizes. I am not using mine as I work mostly in gravel environments, and this device simply does not work in that environment. It works well on hard and smooth surfaces, but then again so does a broom and dust bin. My advice is to save your money and work your thighs and back by picking up brass the old fashioned way ... one at a time, manually. Get a workout in a good cause.
1515577
I think the tool would probably be underpowered. It's better with softer woods.
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The pecans That I used it to pick up were small to medium. They have one for larger nuts as well.
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I can't imagine the problem as we shred over a thousand pounds of leaves each fall. The unit will mulch at almost any speed, the only difference being the amount being vacuumed. It slows the process of work if the unit is overloaded, so, it is important to find the balance between the load and the speed. Then too, we use a 32gal. garbage can with a 40 gal. plastic bag and Toro's accessory hose and cloth cover. We learned that the cover blows off, so we threaded a 1/4 inch rope through the string slide at the top and use bungee cord under the lip of the garbage can and above the rope -- no more problems. I hope this helps as we bought a new unit this past fall, but are still using the 5 year-old Toro as well, mostly for the vacuuming, saving the new unit. Good luck, the Toro is likely the most dependable 120 volt AC unit made.
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Sucking up and mulching Live Oak leaves is a strength of this machines performance. I have a Live Oak and it does a great job. It also does very well with Crepe Myrtle and clippings from shrubs. A bigger challenge is the large leaves of Magnolia trees - it picks these up "most of the time" but occasionally if they get positioned wrong in the intake, you have to give them a little help to get sucked in.
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I do not have any black walnut trees on my property. I do have many (more than I prefer) hickory trees on my property. Hickory nuts from time to time may get as large as golf balls. The Garden Weasel Pro, does an excellent job of picking them up.
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This machine is made specially for walnuts. It is not suitable for harder nuts
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Used mine just for pecans as we have a tree in our backyard. You do have to pick the shells off after cracking, but I get a fair amount of halves and the ones that are smaller I put in a different bag and use for baking. I angle the pecan with the thinnest point at a slight downward angle facing away from me and it works pretty good. Once you get a rhythm going it goes pretty fast.
567409
It picks up about 15 large black walnuts at a time. I guess bit depends on the size.
580573
I love this nut cracker! Works well with Brazil nuts, pecans, filberts, almonds and walnuts. I haven't used it on hickory nuts, but feel confident that it would work. This nut cracker is adjustable for various diameters of nuts. I would recommend using it inside a shallow box indoors or to use it outdoors. Enjoy!
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My experience is that yes it will pick up larger objects. Haven't experienced nuts before but it has picked up large leaves and small pebbles. You will have to brush the curved walls. It will do okay but won't get everything from walls even when they aren't curved.
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Probably...it picks up the stuff the palm trees drop...they are about the same size as acorns